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                    Appeal No. 2003-1498                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 09/762,000                                                                                                                            

                    wrist blade control handle.  With reference to the Figure 1                                                                                           
                    embodiment, the lock comprises a base 10, a first bracket 2 and a                                                                                     
                    second bracket having a first end adjustably attachable to the                                                                                        
                    first bracket such that a second end is positionable adjacent the                                                                                     
                    wrist blade control handle, again thereby regulating the degree of                                                                                    
                    freedom of rotation of the handle.  This appealed subject matter is                                                                                   
                    adequately illustrated by independent claims 1 and 11 which read as                                                                                   
                    follows:                                                                                                                                              
                              1.  A faucet lock for use with a lavatory sink faucet having                                                                                
                    at least one water valve wrist blade control handle, said faucet                                                                                      
                    lock comprising:                                                                                                                                      
                    a base,                                                                                                                                               
                    a bracket, having first and second ends thereof, wherein said first                                                                                   
                    end is adjustably attached to said base such that said second end                                                                                     
                    is positionable adjacent to said wrist blade control handle thereby                                                                                   
                    regulating degree of freedom of rotation of said wrist blade                                                                                          
                    control handle.                                                                                                                                       
                              11.  A faucet lock for use with a lavatory sink having at                                                                                   
                    least one water valve wrist blade control handle, said faucet lock                                                                                    
                    comprising:                                                                                                                                           
                    a base,                                                                                                                                               
                    a first bracket attached to said base,                                                                                                                
                    a second bracket having first and second ends thereof, wherein said                                                                                   
                    first end adjustably attaches to said first bracket such that said                                                                                    
                    second end is positionable adjacent to said wrist blade control                                                                                       
                    handle thereby regulating degree of freedom of rotation of said                                                                                       
                    wrist blade control handle.                                                                                                                           



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